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Thursday, June 13, 2019

Mickey's All Stars! A 90th Tribute

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Just published, a marvelous birthday gift, to celebrate an exceptional mouse! A few top panels for the new collection by Mike P...
Saturday, May 18, 2019

Darkwing Duck joins the new DuckTales!

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Last year I was sitting down at a clandestine meeting with the new DuckTales crew. They quietly closed the door, and after making sure n...
Tuesday, May 7, 2019

The 55ers: The Pioneers Who Setteled Disneyland

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This is a brand new large-format coffee table book celebrating Disneyland's original employees of 1955 by well known Disney author and...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

Dreaming Tree Gala

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Posted by the Walt Disney Hometown Museum: Patty and Mike Peraza Keynote Speakers We welcome you to the 3rd annual Dreaming Tree G...
Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Bugs Bunny Turns 75!

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Working in the field of animation means you'll most likely have the opportunity to work for a few studios. The upshot of that of cours...
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Thursday, June 29, 2017

DuckTales 30th Anniversary!

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D23 is the biggest Disney fan event of the year and eagerly awaited by fans around the world. For this year’s 2017 event,  I did a tribu...
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

"A Pirates Life for Me!"

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The Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland is so well known and enjoyed by the millions who have adventured through its c...
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mike peraza
Burbank, CA, United States
Born and raised in New Orleans, on Jefferson Parish just off Canal Street. Grew up enjoying gumbo and Disney animation. Attended California Institute of the Arts in 1973 when the paint was two years old. Left when I ran out of funds but not before I met some wonderful people at Disney Studio. William Lund was the acting President of Cal Arts and set up trips for me to visit the Feature Department at Disney. There I met Milt Kahl, Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas and Don Bluth among others. All were gracious with their time and encouragement. After returning home, was contacted by Jack Hannah, Dean of the new Character Animation School at Cal Arts. I didn't know anything about financial aid so I worked 2 years to save up tuition. I attended during the second year of the program until I again ran out of money at the end of the first semester. Jack found out and contacted Eric Larson at Disney and the Disney family offered me a full scholarship, TA job and expense account. At the end of the year I was seeking a summer job and returned after a long day to find a note on my locker to report to Disney Animation the following Monday. That was the beginning of a wonderful ride.
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